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They echoed, my silent tears,
A sad story of love drowned in fears.
His narcissistic grasp, a cruel embrace,
I lingered, hoping for a kinder trace.

Enduring the storms of his callous ways,
I sought to mend his heart’s disarray.
A dance with demons, a futile chore,
Yet, I yearned for the man I loved before.

I painted dreams on a billboard of despair,
Whispered solace into the tumultuous air.
But his apologies echoed like hollow lies,
As I glimpsed the truth in tear-stained skies.

I gathered strength, a warrior reborn,
In the aftermath, a tattered love was shorn.
He pleads for forgiveness, lost in regret,
Yet, my heart has sailed, a course firmly set.

His sorry now, a distant, feeble plea,
As I welcome the horizon, fierce and free.
In the wake of healing, I find my story,
For his remorse arrives, but it is too late to say sorry

© Ifedolapo Ogunniyi
2024

In the maze of life, where paths entwine,
A quest for meaning, elusive design.
Vanity’s allure, a tempting call,
In the endless race, we risk a fall.

Belonging sought in the crowded space,
Competing endlessly, a futile chase.
Yet we run, in pursuit of it all,
Searching everywhere, finding naught in life’s sprawl.

Through twists and turns, the journey unfolds,
Lost in the echoes of stories untold.
A relentless quest, a never-ending ride,
Yet the more we seek, the more we hide.

In the cacaphony s llof ambition’s glare,
Reflections of emptiness, silent despair.
A timeless pursuit, a quest in vain,
For what we seek, we may never gain.

So in the maze, let introspection be,
Find solace within, set your spirit free.
For in the stillness, the truth is found,
In letting go, in the silent sound.

© Ifedolapo Ogunniyi
2024

She will leave
After making dinner
After chatting fortunately with buddies
After having a fulfilling intercourse

She will abscond forever
Without a suicide note
Without a sign or symptom
Without a sound

She will go away
because she is dying in silence
because she is tired of the circumference
and her lifestyles is now turning to pestilence

She will depart
and you may in no way understand why
you will spend a decade finding out what went wrong
Her death is going to be a sudden exit

(c) Ifedolapo Ogunniyi

I apologize, Mama, in fear I bow,
Tears streaming as the door opens now.

Here for the kill, no mercy to spare,
Heart beats loud, a sound I cannot bear.

Words like arrows, piercing my core,
Flesh torn, blood forced, a gruesome encore.

I fall once more, bones breaking within,
Their tongues relentless, like arrows, they spin.

Hits leave me bleeding, internally torn,
Faintly seeing my shattered flesh, forlorn.

Eyes closed against my will, they persist,
Drilling through resistance, as I resist.

Shall I vanish? No, I am not a coward,
Blood and tears mixed, swallowed, devoured.

Salty liquid down my thirsty throat,
Lying lifeless in a pool of my own bloat.

Tired of screaming, done with debate,
Present vultures hover, sealing my fate.

Against all odds, still I stand,
Rising above, with love to withstand.

“I apologize, Mama, in love I will persist,
He is the only man I love, and ever will, insist.”

© Ifedolapo Ogunniyi
2024